4x4 Magazine Australia

4x4 Australia takes you to Australia’s most exciting and remote destinations , and we show you how to get there! We test the latest and greatest new and modified vehicles, as well as new camping and outdoor adventure equipment. We introduce you to loads of interesting people, show you heaps of awesome holiday trips and destinations, and we put you in the driver’s seat to tackle the country’s toughest off-road challenges. It’s a whole lot of dirty fun every month!

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4x4 Magazine Australia

SMALL 4X4, BIG GATHERING • JIMNY INVASION PROVES SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER

QUEENSLAND POLICE KIT OUT TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 300 SERIES • QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE (QPS) HAS INVESTED IN NEW ‘CRUISERS FOR SPECIALISED DISTRICT DUTY OFFICERS (DDO), KITTED OUT WITH ARB GEAR AND OTHER SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT

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PLAYFUL WARRIOR • PREMCAR HAS WAVED ITS UPGRADE-WAND OVER NISSAN’S Y62 PATROL TO CREATE A WARRIOR … AND WE TOOK IT TO TASSIE TO SEE WHAT IT’S LIKE

DRESSED 2 IMPRESS • FORD AND TOYOTA APPLY THE LIPPY TO THEIR BIG-SELLING UTES TO ATTRACT THE BUYING PUBLIC

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MR PROFESSIONAL • BUILT AS AUSTRALIA’S MOST IMPRESSIVE BUSINESS CARD, THIS FLASH LC79 DOESN’T JUST TALK THE TALK, IT WALKS THE WALK

MUSCLE TRUCK • CHEVY’S SILVERADO PICKUP MIGHT BE BIG AND BRAWNY ON PAPER, BUT IT LACKS IN MUSCLE WHEN IT COMES TO LOAD AND TOWING CAPACITY IN STANDARD FORM. RAMBLER VEHICLES HAS DEVELOPED A GVM AND GCM UPGRADE PACKAGE TO FIX THIS … AND WE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO SAMPLE IT

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE • THIS D-MAX SETS THE BAR FOR BUILDS YOU COULD EAT OFF

MAKING THE 4J SING

ALL-ROUND RUBBER • ON A UTE THAT’S BUILT FOR BOTH WORK AND PLAY, WE NEED A SET OF TYRES THAT WILL OFFER A COMBINATION OF TRACTION, COMFORT AND DURABILITY. THE HANKOOK DYNAPRO AT2 FIT THE BILL, BOTH ON AND OFF THE ROAD

REBEL YELL • JUST BECAUSE IT’S A WORK UTE DOESN’T MEAN IT CAN’T LOOK EPIC WITH A NEAT SET OF WHEELS

TAKING COVER • PROTECTING THE SEATS IN A UTE THAT’S USED FOR WORK AND PLAY IS CRUCIAL, AND THESE MSA 4X4 TRADIE GEAR CANVAS SEAT COVERS HAVE GOT US COVERED, QUITE LITERALLY

KEEP IT CLEAN • WHEN IT COMES TO MUDDY WORKSITES OR OFF-ROAD ADVENTURES, ONE THING IS SURE: YOUR VEHICLE’S INTERIOR TAKES A BEATING. THE MUD, GRIT AND SAND CONSPIRE TO TURN YOUR CARPET INTO A MESS, BUT TRUFIT HAS THE SOLUTION

5 OF THE BEST • QUEENSLAND IS BLESSED WITH MANY SPECTACULAR NATIONAL PARKS, BUT THESE FIVE REMOTE, DESOLATE, HISTORIC AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED

THE ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD • WITH LIMITED VEHICLE NUMBERS, YOU’LL FEEL LIKE YOU’RE AT THE END OF THE WORLD ON PRISTINE DIRK HARTOG ISLAND

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS • GOODYEAR LAUNCHES ITS FIRST RUGGED TERRAIN TYRE TO THE MARKET

THE COIL REVOLUTION • SUPERIOR ENGINEERING’S COIL CONVERSIONS REPLACE OLD-SCHOOL TECH WITH MODERN SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE

HIGH RISER • OUR BUDGET-BUILD GQ PATROL GETS A FRESH SUSPENSION KIT READY FOR A SUMMER OF OFF-ROAD ADVENTURINGT

TO THE MAX • FROM BICYCLE TYRES TO A TOP 10 GLOBAL TYRE MANUFACTURER, MAXXIS TYRES HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1967

GEAR • PRODUCT TESTS & NEW STUFF

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REAR VIEW • 4X4 AUSTRALIA LOOKS BACK AT THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, THE RISE IN OUTBACK TOURING, THE EVOLUTIONARY SOPHISTICATION OF 4X4S, AND MORE

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